Madagascar 1988 10 ariary

Heritage sale 3064, lot 33422

This specimen was lot 33422 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $840. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Democratic Republic gold Proof 10 Ariary 1988 PR69 Ultra Cameo NGC. A deeply reflective and flawless offering of this World Wildlife Fund issue portraying an ibis." This NCLT was issued by Madagascar to honor the 25th anniversary of the World Wildlife Fund by featuring the lemur. Strangely, the silver crown which accompanied it (KM 15) has a higher face value.

Recorded mintage: est. 5,000.

Specification: 10 g, 0.917 fine gold, AGW 0.2929 oz.

Catalog reference: Fr-1, KM 16.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.

Link to:

• Madagascar 1988 20 ariary World Wildlife Fund
• Coins and currency dated 1988
• return to coins of Madagascar